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Texting, Suicide, and the Law
The case against punishing Michelle Carter
Author: Tunick Mark
Language: EnglishSubjects for Texting, Suicide, and the Law:
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UK Physician; Constitutional Law; Conrad’s Death; Criminal Law; CO; Criminal Justice; Carbon Monoxide Gas; Media Law; Legitimate Privacy Interests; Assisted Suicide; Rhode Island’s Supreme Court; Privacy; PR Par; Accountability; Carter Case; Coercion; Legal Moralism; Punishment; Comprehensive Doctrine; 1st Amendment; Coercive Paternalism; Freedom of Speech; Rule Utilitarian Argument; Moral Punishment; privacy issues; Michelle’s Texts; Carter’s Texts; First Amendment protection; Pa; suicide laws; Rationalist Delusion; Establishment Clause; Prima Facie Obligation; Fourth Amendment; Corn Dealer; Liberal Pluralism; Gut Feelings; Search Warrant; Liberal Pluralist Society
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Add to cart the book of Tunick MarkPublication date: 08-2020
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Add to cart the book of Tunick MarkPublication date: 04-2019
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In 2014, Conrad Roy committed suicide following encouragement from his long-distance girlfriend, Michelle Carter, in what has become known as the Texting Suicide case. The case has attracted much attention, largely focusing on the First Amendment free speech issue. This book takes the view that the issue is intertwined with several others, some of which have received less attention but help explain why the case is so captivating and important, issues concerning privacy, accountability, coercion, punishment, and assisted suicide. The focus here is on how all of these issues are interconnected. By breaking the issue down into its complex layers, the work aids reasoned judgment, ensuring we aren?t guided solely by our gut reactions. The book is laid out as a case against punishing Ms. Carter, but it is less important that we agree with that conclusion than that we reach our conclusions not just through our instincts and intuitions but by thinking about these fundamental issues. The work will be of interest to scholars in law, political theory, and philosophy as an example of how theoretical issues apply to particular controversies. It will also appeal to readers interested in freedom of speech and the First Amendment, criminal justice and theories of punishment, suicide laws, and privacy.
1. Introduction; 2. Privacy; 3. Causation and Coercion; 4. Punishment; 5. Suicide Laws; 6. Conclusion;
Mark Tunick is Professor of Political Science and Associate Dean at the Wilkes Honors College of Florida Atlantic University, USA, where he teaches political theory and constitutional law.